God had promised that the Israelites would receive the Promised Land, and once they arrived at its border, Moses sent 12 spies to see what the land looked like and who the inhabitants were.When the spies came back, they brought fruit with them: "When they reached the...
The Israelites were excited. In three days they would cross into the Promised land.By this time in their history, Moses had passed away. Joshua was their new leader, and he decided to send two spies into Jericho to find out what the people of Canaan thought about...
“The Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, and for seven years he gave them into the hands of the Midianites.” (Judges 6:1 NIV)This is a familiar theme of the book of Judges, for it happened over and over again. Unfortunately, it happens in our day and in our...
Life can be hard at times. Look at Naomi. While living in a foreign country, her husband died. Her sons both took Moabite wives, and all was well for Naomi for the next 10 years. Then her sons both died as well. Even in our day it is hard for a lonely woman to survive...
When Naomi arrived in Bethlehem, she said: "Don't call me Naomi; call me bitter." (Ruth 1: 20, MSG)This may seem a strange thing to say, but even though the two women had made it back to Bethlehem safely, Naomi knew their troubles were far from over. Let's remember...